PHYS 354: Medical Physics Principles: Home

This course is designed to give physicists, engineers, chemists, pre-med students, and other technical majors an introduction to the application of physics in the field of medicine. Students will be introduced to the fundamental science and real-world application of diagnostic imaging, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy, and health physics. This course will cover topics such as radiation interactions with matter, the concept of radiation dose, the effect of radiation on biology, 2D x-ray imaging, computed tomography (CT) imaging, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound, biomedical optics, single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), positron emission tomography (PET), and the treatment of cancer utilizing radiation therapy.

The American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) is the largest professional organization in the US for physicists working in diagnostic, therapeutic, and nuclear medicine, as well as in radiation safety. Physicists in these disciplines often work with medical doctors to image and treat patients with cancer and other conditions, and may also carry out research and develop new technologies in the goal of bettering human health.

The Public Education site was launched to provide students, patients, and the general public with information about the role of medical physics in health care, the technologies that medical physicists develop and oversee, and the requirements and opportunities for professional training in the field.

Some points of interest:

• Ask the Experts - submit your medical physics and radiation questions
• What is Medical Physics
• Careers in Medical Physics
• Medical Radiation
• Medical Imaging
• Radiation Therapy
• Radiation Safety

• Monte Carlo modeling of photon transport in biological tissue
• Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
• Diffuse optical tomography
• Photoacoustic tomography
• Ultrasound-modulated optical tomography
• Biomedical spectroscopy
• Endoscopic microscopy
• Optical elastography
• Neurophotonics
• Medical laser technology
• Ultra-fast optics in biomedicine
• High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
• Ultrasound-mediated drug delivery
• 3D ultrasound imaging
• Quantitative Ultrasound (QUS)
• Image Artifacts
• Elastography
• Technologies for digital imaging
• X-ray CT in treatment planning
• Quantitative imaging
• Multi-energy CT
• Multi-detector CT
• CT image reconstruction
• Fluoroscopy
• Cone-beam CT
• Safety + Calibration method
• Radiotherapy
• X-ray contrast agents

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